By Ashley Davis
Published: August 30, 2015
HENRY COUNTY, IL (KWQC)
Two men from Texas were killed and another woman, also from Texas, was injured when their small plane crashed this morning between Bishop Hill and the Kewanee Airport at North 400 Avenue and East 2350 Street.
According to Henry County Coroner, David Johnson, the crash happened before 9:30 a.m., Sunday, August 30, 2015. Johnson arrived on scene around 12:30 p.m where he said 67-year-old, Steven Murray and 38-year-old, Mark Murray were pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m. Johnson said he believed the two were a father-son pair from Houston, Texas.
The third passenger, 40-year-old Samantha Murray was also from Houston, Texas, Johnson said. She was taken to a hospital in Peoria and is being treated for an arm injury.
Johnson said they had been in the area for a family gathering, and just taken off from the Kewanee Airport to return home when the crash happened.
The Federal Aviation Administration from Chicago is on the scene along with the Bishop Hill Fire Department and the Illinois State Police. Johnson said the National Transportation Safety Board is also expected to arrive from Colorado tomorrow to assist with the investigation.
Crews are asking for people to stay clear of the area as it is being investigated.
We will continue to update this developing story.
| Date: | 30-AUG-2015 |
| Time: | -09:30 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N765CD |
| C/n / msn: | 0065 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | West of Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI), Kewanee, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kewanee Muni (KEZI) |
| Memorial Field (KHOT) |
The aircraft impacted cornfield terrain shortly after takeoff from Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI), Kewanee, Illinois. The airplane sustained substantial damage and two of the three occupants onboard received fatal injuries. One passenger onboard the aircraft received undetermined injuries.
Sources:
http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/CIRRUS-SR22/2001-CIRRUS-SR22/1388185.htm
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179141
http://kwqc.com/2015/08/30/two-killed-in-henry-county-plane-crash/
http://m.galesburg.com/article/20150830/NEWS/150839992
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N765CD
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=765CD